PSILOCYBE LARVAE was formed in January of 1996 by Vitaly Belobritsky in Vyborg.
Our first line-up was: Vitaly Belobritsky - lead guitar, vocal; Oleg Peshkichev - bass; Denis Vinogradov - rhythm guitar; Evgeny Ushakov - drums.
   After the first demo "Liar" Psilocybe Larvae entered into professional studio in 2007 where the song called "Death Is Not the End" has been recorded for "Russian Alternative Extreme Music" compilation released in 1998. Because Evgeny has left us before recording, Ilya "Alan" Piyaev supported us with a drum part. So for a period of time there were big problems with a drummer. After a few months we found a new drummer Evgeny Golubkov and our concert life continued. In 1999 Evgeny left the band for personal reasons and after short thoughts we recruited our old friend Alan (Azeroth, Painful Memories).
   In summer of 2000 we recorded a full-length album called "Stigmata" and released it in demo format. In December "Legacy" magazine called "Stigmata" demo of the month. A year later "Stigmata" was released by Black Side prod. on CD. Some changes in line-up happened this year also. In the summer of 2001 we got a new guitarist Andrew and in autumn Den joined us as keyboardist.
   In autumn of 2002 we took part in Russian tribute to Manowar with a song "Blood Of The Kings" and recorded the song "Karma Of The World" for tribute to Chimera (Russian hardcore cult band). But the main event of 2002 was the recording of our second album called "Agony". During September-November we worked in St. Petersburg's Kalipso studio. In the beginning of 2003 the album was released by Black Side Prod.
   This year of 2004 was a very hard year for the band. There were big problems with our bassist because of his alcoholic and drugs dependence. In December we were forced to part ways with him.
   In the beginning of 2005 both albums were re-released by one of the biggest labels in Russia called CD-Maximum. Albums were re-mastered at Remasters Studio by Mike Hall and included bonus tracks. After long searching for a new bassist we got Alex "Liga" in summer of 2005 but after a few months we decided to let him go. At the same time we kicked out our keyboardist Den as well. The situation was going from bad to worse. In autumn the band relocated to Saint-Petersburg and we've turned a new page of our life. Dmitry joined Psilocybe Larvae as keyboardist and Alex as bassist returned to the band ranks.
   After heading Ukrainian tour in autumn of 2006 the band entered DDT Records for the new album recording in January, 2007. New album called "Non-existence" was mixed at Studio Hertz (Poland) and mastered at Cutting Room (Sweden). It was released in February of 2008 in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus via Moscow label Mazzar/Mystic Empire. In March the band headlined Russian tour to support new album.
   Now we 're looking for the label for the worldwide release.